My respect for Diederik Samsom has grown once again after listening to his book The Green Superpower. I have been following Diederik for a couple of decades now. Not personally, of course, but ever since

I've been listening to various podcasts and reading quite a few articles about the recent American elections. Mostly Dutch sources, actually, from journalists and economists who take the time to dig a

After more than a year of no (crypto) trading at all, I seem to be back in business, as they say. I still actively followed a few financial crypto podcasts, though in listening-only mode. Obviously, I

While I’m waiting for an auction to finish for tickets to our dolphinarium - housing dolphins, entertainment and children’s playgrounds - I have some time to kill. So I thought, I’ll write and tell you

A topic that I never really researched. Simply because I was never looking into donating sperm. Recently, I read a very interesting story: A Tinder-like app but for sperm seekers and donors. Interesting!

Yesterday I listened to a very interesting podcast [source] ... It was one of those self-reflection ones in which a journalist wrote about how people, including journalists, are falling into traps with

After this somewhat lengthy nothingness, let's get into a topic that fascinates me: The appetite for bingeing TV series.

EU is (slowly) breaking loose from US control, which results in diminishing control of the US over Europe and will harm the US economy in the long run

The other day, Saturday last a week ago to be exact, I was asked by someone dear to me if I wanted to go for a walk. Usually, I embark on a 5-kilometre walk through our Central Park, Vondelpark, in Amsterdam.

My story and opinion about nudity. If I make nude photographs (or let others do so), and whether I may have shared or ever will share them with others.

For a long time, I intended to write a post about how I curate. Somehow, I never started such a post since my 'algo' isn't straightforward. Then I left a large comment to a HIVE member in which I mentioned

Second and last part of my Pen Collection. Click here for the first part. Relatively new type of personalised pens, used often as merchandise. The one at the bottom, I got myself (I nicked it) in Graz

My Notepads, Books and simply Notes Collection. With stories.

Yes! I am proud of my house - apartment - and try to present it neatly and keep it clean! And then: SHIT happened!

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Some in our HIVE community like to think HIVE can be, or shall become, a kinda Reddit. BUT! Would a Substack approach not be a better one? For a few months, I have been a subscriber to Substack. Pulled

Living with others comes with obligations. 'Respect for Others' is an obligation that should help prevent ridiculous laws from seeing daylight.

It wasn't the castle that made us head our way to the village of Muiden, but rather a special project they started: a joint LEGO project

This Xmas I asked if I could assist with cooking all the meals. To my surprise I was told ...

Somehow, the story got to me. It - for sure - drove me to turn the page even at the end of a new chapter. Not to put a bookmark in, but to read at least the first paragraph. And every time I did this,